The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-13
BREAKFASTTABLE CHAT.

THE Emperor and Empress of Brazil are going
to visit Palestine. She goes purely in the spirit
of pious pilgrim. He is inspired by mixture
of religious and scientific motives.
THERE is watch in Swiss museum only
three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter inserted
in the top of pencil-case. It's little dial nd-
Gates not only hours, minutes and seconds, but
also days of the month.
THE pine cone frames, of which one finds
amp1es here and there in American country
boarding houses, relics of some dead-and gone
girl who tried to make her home pretty, reap
pear in England as forest mosaic"
THE secretary of the American Public Health
Association offers prizes of 5000 and $500 for the
best essays Cooking Adapted to Persons of
Moderate and Small Means."7 There is a chance
for pin money for the bright housewife.
Dr. GEORGE F. Posi- is now living at Hyde
Park, near Boston Does this convey anything
to the casual reader7 And yet this is the author
of those war-songs that thrilled the country
twenty five years ago. Tramp, tramp tramp,
the boys are marching" and Rally round the
flag, boys"
GEORGE OGLEsBY, of Waco, Tex. has gone
into the bloodhound business, and has the finest
kennel in the United States. He is encouraged
in his business by the increased frequency of
deeds of violence and thinks that if the revolver
law is repealed mis- dogs will come into great de-
mand to hunt bad men with.
THE Rev. Joseph Reynolds, of the Seventh
ward of Brooklyn, was challenged when he went
to vote on the ground that he had not lived in
the ward the required thirty days, but he
claimed the right to include the day in which he
moved into the ward and election day itself in
the thirty and his claim admitted.
.IN many animals" says Nature. STRUCTURES
occur without any physiological value, but it is
known, also, that such structures-as, for in
stance, the hind legs of whales-disappear." In
moments of great excitement very large whales
70 erot fhair ind 1opc and npt
but spouting is all that now remains of this Gus
tom.
ONE of the largest benefactions in the history
of the world is that of the Baron Hirsch, who
has just given 500 600 900 to Jewish charities in
Europe. Like prudent man, the Baron gives
the money during his lifetime. and intends to
see his wishes carried out personally. His gem
crosby eclipses in magnitude the gifts of Pea
body.
ONE of the most successful missionaries in
Oroomiah is a blind Armenian from Harpool-
Turkey. He knows the Bible thoroughly, and
riding on miserable little donkey, which is led
by one-eyed deaf man, he goes boldly from
village to village, preaching the gospel His
blindness protects him. and the people crowd to
see the wonder-a blind man reading.
PHILIP HOFFMAN, a German clergyman who
died near Cassel few years ago, and who had
some reputation as a naturalist claims in his
autobiography which appeared in Strieder's
s'Gehehrten-L Lexicon" that he discovered the
art of photography in 1888. six years before
DagueTre but that owing to his imperfect chemi-
cal knowledge he was unable to apply and uti-
lie his discovery.
The fascinating danseuse Cornalba tells re-
porter that she began to dance when not so high
as the table at which they sat. The dancing
spirit was in her. Once the little creature failed
to execute some steps her teacher showed her.
Nothing daunted by the pain in her poor little
toes she went home, bathed her feet in a lotion
and danced all night on the hard floor of her
room. When she saw her teacher the next day
she had mastered the dance.
SOME odd sights were seen at the funeral of
the late John Kohr. the venerable bishop of the
Mennonite Church at Landisville Pa. The
fences were torn away to admit the 400 vehicles
near the house. Before the service the multi
tude were bountifuly fed AS the men arrived
they greeted one another with a brotherly kiss.
Fifteen Mennonite ministers were present The
body was dressed in shroud of common white
muslin. All the men wore broad brimmed hats,
and the women brown frocks and black silk
hoods.
A CLERGYMAN of South Norwalk, Conn, re-
Gently preached sermon in which he compared
the newspaper with the Bible. The following
passage is peculiarly striking 1.-THE Bibles